A Thankful Tree and A Project Teaser~

Thanksgiving is one of my very favorite holidays. And I feel like it is often overlooked. I want my children to know the meaning behind the turkey and mashed potatoes. I want them to celebrate with a grateful heart. So today I wanted to share with you all a fun tradition that puts the focus on gratitude....the Thankful Tree.

Our family takes an evening at the beginning of the month of November to talk about what it means to be thankful. Then we write some of the things we are grateful for on leaves cut from cardstock and hang them from a "tree" made of branches collected in our backyard. (These pics are from last year, however, since our house is in the staged-to-sell mode.)

Just thought I'd share with you a couple of the things my little ones are thankful for...

Oh, yes, Mr. Two and Mr. Three are very grateful for Spongebob (and, to be honest, during the "witching" hour around dinner time, I am very grateful for Spongebob as well!)

Mr. One is grateful for hot cocoa on snowy days. And yes, I must admit, that is one thing I am very grateful for as well. Well, as long as I'm being honest, I'm grateful for hot chocolate pretty much any day. ;-)

And because I promised a project teaser...here's a photo of the "lovely" closet in our library. Any guesses what this is going to become? Hint: my pretty new pinboards will find a home here. I'll show you all next week.

Don't forget, tomorrow is theFrugal Friday Linky Party here at the Shabby Nest. For all of you night owls, MckLinky will go up tonight at 12:01 am EST. Can't wait to see what you all have up your sleeves this time!

Have a great Thursday~

A Thankful Tree and A Project Teaser~
Reviewed by Wendy
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18 comments:

Hi Wendy,I just cut down from our backyard pine tree yesterday or "thankful tree" and hope to have it up in the next day or so. I was wondering what to use to write on, and I just love your "leaves" - thank you!

I love your idea! I will truley have to start one with my family. My kids are off of school next week, so that will give me plenty of time to find a "tree" and cut some leaves for them. Thanks for sharing this awesome idea!

What beautiful lessons you're teaching your children with this. It is an excellent idea! Also, I too, love Thanksgiving and wish it could get highlighted a bit more! I just posted my Thanksgiving table and kid's table on my blog. I love this time of the year to celebrate the bounty we enjoy!

I'm on the parents' committe to help plan the Thanksgiving celebration for my son's pre-K class next week. We're having the kids make these thankful trees - small pots, stones, branches from the yard & paper leaves. I'm so glad we're teaching them at a young age what this holiday is truly about.Can't wait to see your closet!